Only three songs held the #1 spot for two weeks or less, and six held it for five weeks or more. I think there are eight good ...

Carl Carlton, the voice behind 'Everlasting Love' and 'She's a Bad Mama Jama,' dies at 72. A soul and funk legend remembered.

In 1974, Carlton hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Everlasting Love,” a cover of Robert Knight’s R&B song.

Legendary R&B singer D’Angelo died on Oct. 14. He was 51. TMZ reported that the singer’s death came after a battle with ...

Pac earns a surprise modern hit as “Hit ’Em Up” debuts on a Billboard chart, adding another posthumous milestone to the ...

Countless incredible songs came out of the 1970s, including these top-selling songs below. Revisit these throwback hits.

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Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Elmiene, Arin Ray, SAHXL, SAILORR, Lily Massie, Lexa Gates and 1504 Mutebaby.

R&B singer and soul music legend Carl Carlton died at 72, and he had health struggles over the years, so what was his cause ...

Decades before Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” dominated the charts, another Black woman from Texas transcended genres with her hit ...

Marshall suits the Godfather of Soul’s groove well, because her songs always ride on instinct, never feeling mannered or overly contrived. Even while interpreting Brown’s standalone R&B, Marshall ...